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Travel The Unknown to sell via trade for first time
Harry Kemble
harry.kemble@
travelweekly.co.uk
Small-group specialist Travel The Unknown is to start selling through the trade for the first time to push trips to destinations including Bhutan, Iran, Ethiopia and the Balkans.
Most of Travel The Unknown’s themed trips have a focus on archaeology, festivals, tribal encounters, river cruises, rail journeys, food and wildlife. Founder Rahul Aggarwal said:
“We have resisted selling through the trade until now because we did not want to do it half-heartedly. “Our trips require a good level
of knowledge to secure a sale.” Consultancy firm Robert Dee Associates has been employed by Travel The Unknown to develop the trade side of the business. The consultancy firm has already
started visiting independent agents around the country. Aggarwal added: “We are
CRUISE
Celebrity Millennium, Eclipse and Solstice to sail in Alaska in 2019
Celebrity Cruises’ 2019 Alaska season has been revealed, featuring 13 destinations and more than 40 extended port visits. Celebrity Solstice, Celebrity Eclipse and Celebrity Millennium will operate in the region and
all 2019 sailings are available to book now. Celebrity Solstice embarks from Seattle for a
offering agents a sliding, generous commission, depending on the number of people booked on to a trip. We have a maximum of 12 people on any given departure. “We also offer end-to-end agent support and are more than happy to speak to clients on the agent’s behalf if need be to help them secure the sale and commission.” The seven-day Living Bridges of
Meghalaya trip, to northeast India, costs from £1,095 per person or
KOSOVO: Travel The Unknown offers three itineraries to the Balkans country
£1,695 including flights. The 14-day Best of Bhutan
itinerary costs from £3,395 or £4,295 including flights. And the 14-day Classical Iran
tour lead in at £3,295 per person including flights. All prices are based on two people sharing and include all ground transportation, accommodation, meals, activities,
site entrance fees and a guide.
traveltheunknown.com
round-trip exploration that visits Victoria, Ketchikan,
Skagway, Juneau and the Tracy Arm Fjord. Celebrity Eclipse will sail out of Vancouver through
the Inside Passage. A nine-night fly-cruise, including a seven-night Hubbard Glacier itinerary, costs from £2,704. Eclipse will also sail the Pacific Coast in 2019. Guests can sail round-trip either from Los Angeles or San Diego to Vancouver and visit US destinations
include Monterey, Santa Barbara and Catalina. Celebrity Millennium will sail out of Vancouver and
British Columbia, Canada, and Seward, Alaska.
cruisingpower.co.uk
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Super Break offers ski package to northern Iceland
Super Break has launched a Ski North Iceland programme for January and February 2018. Three and four-night packages, including flights from regional airports, accommodation, ski hire and a two-day pass, are now on sale. Prices start from £749.
superbreak.com/agents
Prestige adds hotels and destinations in Croatia
Prestige Holidays has expanded its Croatia offering with more breaks on the Zadar Riviera. Prices start from £323 for the Park Plaza Verudela Apartments, Pula, based on an April 25 departure from Stansted to Pula.
prestigeholidays.co.uk
Funway’s Offers Unwrapped has savings of up to 55%
Funway Holidays’ ‘Offers Unwrapped’ December 2017 mini brochure has savings of up to 55% on US and Caribbean products. Aweek in Barbados costs £869 including flights from Gatwick with Thomas Cook.
funway4agents.co.uk
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